First operation in Russia

GEMC First of a Kind Neurosurgery Performed at European Medical Center in Moscow.

Led by Professor Alexey Krivoshapkin, M.D., neurosurgeons at the Neurosurgery Clinic of European Medical Center (GEMC) in Moscow have performed a unique surgery on the skull that saved a patient's life. This was the first such operation performed on an adult in Russia. An innovative technology – CustomBone™ – made by Finceramica, Faenza (Italy), distributed by Johnson & Johnson - was applied in the surgery.